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Cave Creek Bluffs looking south..... |
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Heading for Cave Creek Bluffs |
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Checking out our 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 |
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We put out rope out and now time to
start out hike. |
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This is the beginning of our
"bushwhack"! |
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Made it to the first vista and a group
shot.
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Looking east from the bluffs |
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Rusty and Chris taking a peek
over....! |
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We will be doing the full hike...... |
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Looking south across to the other
side.... |
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Looking back west and down below the
bluffs where we will be soon! |
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There are plenty of vistas along the
way.... |
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Chris is always on the wrong bluff.... |
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Debbi drove all the way from Jonesboro
and
she is still smiling.....! |
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Our fearless leader today.....me! |
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Waiting on who?.....oh Chris!!! |
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Still have a long way to go....! |
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Glen drives all the way from Benton
just to
enjoy our company! |
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Still heading east and looking for a
way down. |
Some amazing bluffs.... |
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Looking down, but not the way we are
going. |
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Still moving east...... |
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Bruce is getting a little close to the
edge! |
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We found out that Bruce is
fearless....!!!! |
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We found out way down.....not pretty! |
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Not pretty at all! |
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There were several of these little
water spouts
under the bluffs...... |
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This is how Linda gets down......
(we all did this!) |
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Yuko has been here before....
she knows how to do it! |
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Rusty has never been here, but he knew
how
to do it.....! |
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Our sticks came in handy today! |
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Nice! |
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Some of us got soaked under Avery
Falls |
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Wet and slippery |
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The "Famous Footprint" |
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Once again, we get down the best we
can! |
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Pretty rough going in places....
in fact, quite a few places! |
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Our first cave..... |
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....and deep! |
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Folks had been camping in this one? |
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Our fireplace was still there..... |
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This grotto-waterfall is usually where
we eat lunch..
we couldn't wait today! |
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Rusty thought we were about
finished...
I hated to tell him differently! |
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Chains and Clips on this climbers
bluff.
(We saw several places of climbers evidence) |
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This is what we have been looking
for....
our way OUT! |
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This is not EASY! |
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Debbi wanted to stop and call home
and tell her folks, she made it! |
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....now she's coming out.... |
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Yuko had no comment!
(She's nice) |
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Rusty's turn..... |
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Linda is ready to poke someone with
her stick? |
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....so we sat her down until she
agreed to behave. |
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James is ready for Mt. Kilimanjaro? |
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Max had a blast....of course he is
YOUNG! |
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Maurice's turn..... |
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A few last step-ups for Linda |
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....and this is her comment! |
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Rusty's comment, "piece of cake".
(I think what he meant was, I wish I had
a piece of cake!) |
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Glen we need you up here to help.... |
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....and so he did! |
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...and last but not least, Chris and
Bruce |
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...and believe it or not, we ALL made
it OUT! |
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....and now up and back to our
vehicles. |
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Sitting is going to feel so GOOD!
(And it did not rain...) |
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